Category: Race and Theology

“They always get away”: Race and the Justness of God

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“They always get away.”  This is what George Zimmerman said to the 9-1-1 operator on the night that he killed seventeen year old Trayvon Martin.  Certainly, he was having a conversation with the operator.  But, he was also repeating an assumption that is attached to a racial narrative with a long and troubling history in […]

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Race Fact #6

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There exists no superior race or collection of people whether by physical, intellectual or economic measurement.  All of humanity is equal in the eyes of God and under the law of sin. God has no superiors.  “Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.” ~ Psalm 62.11, NRSV

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One Minute Apologist: Dr. Anthony Bradley

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In one minute, Dr. Anthony Bradley discusses black liberation theology and its attempt to substitute the good news of Jesus Christ and the spiritual deliverance from sin that is offered to humanity through his sacrifice on the cross for liberation from social and political oppression. Additional Reading Anthony Bradley, Liberating Black Theology

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